What color is #7E9A8C?

#7E9A8C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9A8C?

The RGB value is 126, 154, 140: 126 red, 154 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9A8C?

The complementary color is #9A7E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9A8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9A8C color

#7E9A8C rgb(126, 154, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E9A8C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 60.4% green and 54.9% blue (126, 154, 140).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#7E9A8C color codes

HEX	`#7E9A8C`
RGB	`rgb(126, 154, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 60.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.17, -12.72, 4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.17, 13.37, 162.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.892, 29.44, 29.177)`
Decimal	`8297100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9A8C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7E9A8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E9A8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7E9A8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9a8c; }
.text { color: #7e9a8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9a8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 154 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9a8c, #7e9a9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7E9A8C?: #7E9A8C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9A8C?: The RGB value is 126, 154, 140: 126 red, 154 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9A8C?: The complementary color is #9A7E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9A8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.